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The heat may have been a little more than festival attendees would have liked, but that didn't really deter anyone from making the most of their time at the weekend Oakdale Chocolate Festival. This 25th anniversary year had it all, from sweet treats to a petting zoo, rides and games to vendor booths

Visionary Home Builders of California (VHB), Stockton's non-profit housing specialist, will be hosting an informational meeting to discuss the vision of their new project in Oakdale, known as Oak Leaf Meadows. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 17, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Gene Bianchi Community Center, 110 S. Second St., Oakdale.

Waiting for the new Stanislaus Veterans Center at Sylvan Avenue and Coffee Road in Modesto to open, holding on to a walker, was World War II Veteran Bob Berson and his wife Lola. The couple resides in Oakdale and attended the recent grand opening celebration. While waiting for the doors to open, they were approached by Duke Cooper who runs American Veterans First (AVF) in Riverbank.

Average retail gasoline prices in Modesto have risen 1.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.80 per gallon on Sunday, May 14 according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 201 gas outlets in Modesto. This compares with the national average that has fallen 0.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.33/gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.

District Director Mark Quinn of the U.S. Small Business Administration's San Francisco District Office has reminded California businesses and residents of the June 12 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by the San Pablo Avenue fire in Alameda County that occurred March 27, 2017.